CMIN (cont.)
4900
Honors Seminar
CONSENT: Department chair. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
2-4 hrs. (arranged)
PHIL Courses 2000
2120
2240
3010
3200
3210
3250
4910
Introduction to Philosophy
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Ethics
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Contemporary Philosophy
4 hrs. (4, 0)
History of Political Thought
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Moral Conflicts and Controversy
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Ethics and Morality for Professionals
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Seminar
3 hrs. (3, 0)
An introduction to the important questions, ideas, and figures in the Western philosophical tradition from both topical and historical perspectives. OFFERED: Sem. I.
Classical and contemporary considerations of moral issues and nature and status of ethical theory. OFFERED: Sem. II, 2020-21. Twentieth-century philosophical movements and philosophers from Sartre to Wittgenstein. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
Examination of major works in the development of political thought from ancient Greece through the 20th century. Theorists studied include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Mill. Particular emphasis is placed on the practical consequences of ideas for leaders in politics and society. PREREQUISITE: Sophomore standing. SAME AS: HIST/POSC 3010. OFFERED: Sem. II. Particular emphasis on Kant, rise of German Idealism, and dominant figures through Nietzsche. OFFERED: With sufficient demand. Examines the question of moral conflict through the works of the Greek tragic poets Aeschylus and Sophocles and selected works of Plato and Aristotle. Students consider solutions to the moral problems arising from irreconcilable life situations. PREREQUISITE: PHIL 2000. OFFERED: With sufficient demand. An introduction to Western ethical traditions and particularly to critical thinking about moral experience within Christianity. From classical perspectives in Christian ethics, students will practice using resources (such as the Bible) to develop their own ethical code, system of values, and constructive approaches by which they would resolve ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Special focus on teaching moral reasoning as a skill for professionals, particularly for Christian leaders, to resolve moral dilemmas in society and in organizations (both the profit and not-for-profit sectors). PREREQUISITE: Upper-division standing. SAME AS: RLGN 3250. OFFERED: Sem. I. Selected philosophers and philosophical problems. REPEAT: May be taken twice with different topics. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
RLGN Courses 1100
2000
2060
64
Introduction to Spiritual Formation
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Introduction to Religion
3 hrs. (3, 0)
History of Christianity
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Study of the history, theology, and practice of spiritual formation. Combines traditional academic study with practical experiences of spiritual formation. Introductory course for the Spiritual Formation complementary major. OFFERED: Sem. I, II (with sufficient demand). Introduction to the nature of religion as it is understood critically in contemporary thought. Viewpoints, including historical, anthropological, sociological, psychological, philosophical, and phenomenological studies of religion, will be surveyed. Brief introduction to the history of the study of religion is included. OFFERED: Sem. I. Comprehensive survey of the history of Christianity. An effort is made to trace main lines of development and to understand them in light of their inner dynamics and general environment. SAME AS: HIST 2060. OFFERED: Sem. I.
Anderson University Undergraduate Catalog, 2020-21